Title - Some Days, Other Days Author: Petersen, P.J. Publisher: Addison-Wesley Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre Jimmy discovers that everyone has good days--when his mom feeds him waffles with fresh berries for breakfast--and bad days--when his favorite cereal is all gone and he has to eat his father's blah cereal. Entertain Realistic Fiction RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 353 2.3 580 RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 26 Total # of Words 948 # of Different Words 313 Ave Word/.Sent 9 Hi Freq occurs 659 69.5% # of Hi freq words 139 44.4% % of Long Sentences 3.1 Low Freq occurs 8 0.8% # of Low freq words 7 2.2% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Some support Dialog: Two speakers Dialog: Broken dialogue Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Multiple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Inferences: Some implications Concepts: Concrete/Simple Social Features Character traits Clear cause/effect Topics Feelings/Emotions Cause/Effect Differences *Family & Friends *Feelings, Behaviors Low Frequency Words cafeteria fielder macaroni meatloaf oatmeal pitcher's smacked